Betekenis van:
instead
instead
Bijwoord
- on the contrary
"he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
"used English terms instead of Latin ones"
Synoniemen
instead
Bijwoord
- eventueel
- in place of, or as an alternative to
"Felix became a herpetologist instead"
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Translate instead of chattering!
- Let's play cards instead.
- Let's play cards instead of watching television.
- I wish you to go there instead.
- He uses honey instead of sugar.
- You ought to read books instead.
- He went fishing instead of playing tennis.
- Instead of eating here, let's go home.
- Tom called Mary instead of John.
- He went there instead of his father.
- Play outside instead of watching TV.
- We planted peanuts instead of cotton.
- May I return the car instead?
- They shake hands instead of bowing.
- Instead of fewer accidents there are more.